Ketchum, William C.
Summary: A visual introduction to various forms of American folk art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Todtri 1995
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.097 KETSummary: Bill Traylor was born into slavery in 1853 on a cotton plantation in rural Alabama, and continued to farm the land until the late 1920s when he moved to Montgomery and worked odd jobs in the thriving segregated black neighborhood. A decade later, in his late 80s, Traylor became homeless and started to draw and paint, devising his visual language to depict his memories of slavery and scenes of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BILMoran, Mark
Summary: Travel guide of sorts to an array of local legends, folklore, and secrets in the United States. Includes characters, roads, abandoned sites, and roadside attractions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Books 2004
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: American Craft is a wish book that helps creative people to see the world with fresh eyes. Its memorable stories and images inspire readers to craft a conscientious, expressive life they feel good about. The magazine celebrates the age-old human impulse to make things by hand, in order to communicate, learn, heal, and connect.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Craft Council 1979
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Lavitt, Wendy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 LavittRosenak, Chuck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abbeville Press 1990
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 709.2 ROSThuro, Catherine M. V.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Collector Books 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 ThuroHarding, Deborah.
Summary: The authors approach the popular folk art genre of the house thematically through its depiction in various craft media - quilts, paintings, drawings, samplers, rugs, furnishing and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745 HARBlank, Harrod.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blank Books 2001
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 708 BLAPanchyk, Richard.
Summary: An activity guide teaches children about the history of this organic art and offers inspiration for them to create their own masterpieces with the help of the twenty-one activities enclosed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.0973 PANBishop, Robert Charles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwich House 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.13 BISKopp, Joel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of New Mexico Press 1995
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking Studio Books in association with Museum of American Folk Art 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 BishopWarren, Elizabeth V.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Studio in association with Museum of American Folk Art 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WARKert, Bernice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROCKEFELLER, ABBY KertLassieur, Allison
Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LASKaskowitz, Sheryl
Summary: "In 1934, the Great Depression had destroyed the US economy, leaving residents poverty-stricken. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt urged President Roosevelt to take radical action to help those hit hardest-Appalachian miners and mill workers stranded after factories closed, city dwellers with no hope of getting work, farmers whose land had failed. They set up government homesteads in rural areas...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2024
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Summary: "When Pete starts at a new school, he soon finds out that being a bystander to bad behavior is not tolerated."--Unedited summary from book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ferne Press 2011